Browsing by Author "Elger, Arnaud"

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Is black swan grazing a threat to seagrass? Indications from an observational study in New Zealand

Dos Santos, Virginie; Matheson, Fleur E.; Pilditch, Conrad A.; Elger, Arnaud (Elsevier, 2012)

In New Zealand, the black swan (Cygnus atratus) is the only large grazer of intertidal seagrass (Zostera muelleri). The present study examined spatial and temporal variations in black swan grazing activity in a large ...
Seagrass resilience to waterfowl grazing in a temperate estuary: A multi-site experimental study

Dos Santos, Virginie; Matheson, Fleur E.; Pilditch, Conrad A.; Elger, Arnaud (Elsevier, 2013)

In New Zealand, black swans have been observed to graze a moderate to large proportion of the biomass of intertidal seagrass (Zostera muelleri) meadows. To evaluate the resilience of seagrass meadows to swan grazing, we ...

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Impact of black swan grazing and anthropogenic contaminants on New Zealand seagrass meadows

Dos Santos, Virginie (University of Waikato, 2011)

Seagrass is the only marine angiosperm (flowering plant) and decline of seagrass meadows has been reported worldwide. The important ecological and economic values of this marine habitat make it essential to preserve. ...

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